World War I was basically a story of misunderstandings and alliances. The

concept of gentlemanly warfare and chivalry were all but diminished through trench warfare and the use of mustard gas. War was now understood by all as a dirty deed. Hence, the League was promoted as a moralizing factor for the world to allow nations to come together under one League to discuss their problems. The concept of self-determination and territorial integrity may have seemed ludicrous to the imperialist

Thus, the USA should have joined the League of Nations, for it was indeed an organization capable of fomenting a spirit of cooperation and interaction between previously warring countries. The US should have been willing to commit troops if the League required, because the lives risked serving the League would have saved many more lives in the long run. The Republicans who opposed the League were acting solely in their self-interest, and they knew nothing of the proceedings of international politics. Their incompetence and mishandling of the League situation would later prove to be disastrous for the world.

The absence of the USA was greatly felt in the League. There was little to bind the Member States to their commitments to the League of Nations. Nations dropped in and out of the League like a club. The League of Nations, an organization of potential greatness, was relegated to the side as a useless ensemble of states. People scorned at what they beli

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